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Windows 8 with Internet Explorer 10 initial thoughts

September 19, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - 9 Comments

I have been examining the recently released Windows 8 Developer Preview. Obviously, my focus is on web development related materials. I was excited to see that JavaScript is included as a language choice with Visual Studio 2011. That will (hopefully) be the focus of another weblog entry in the near […]

Mobile JS Summit

September 5, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - 1 Comment

I had the distinct pleasure of participating in the Mobile JS Summit on August 30, 2011. This conference was entirely online (using Adobe Connect). There was a wealth of information presented over the course of the day. I will try to summarize some of the highlights. The sessions I was […]

Tagged: Mobile

Book Review – CHOICE

August 24, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

CHOICE magazine recently asked me to review a book and published my review in their August, 2011 issue. For those who do not have ready access, I provide a copy of my review below. Yu, Liyang. A developer’s guide to the semantic Web. Springer, 2011. 608p index afp ISBN 9783642159695, […]

Is summer really over?

August 22, 2011 - Adobe , Technology , Travel , WOW - by Mark - 4 Comments

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” This quote by Carl Sagan essentially sums up how I feel about this past summer. I have learned so much and had so many incredible experiences and met so many knowledgeable and passionate people and renewed a number of friendships. For those […]

Archos 101 Tablet and Screen Captures

August 19, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Given that I have an Archos 101 Tablet, I wanted to include some screen captures for my upcoming CMWEB 141 class on mobile and multi-screen development. Since I connected my Motorola Droid 2 to my Windows 7 (64 bit) laptop, I thought that would be the best approach. I already […]

D2W Conference

July 19, 2011 - Technology , Travel - by Mark - No Comments

I spent part of last week participating in the D2W (Designer to Developer) conference in Kansas City. This was the second year the conference has been offered. Many thanks to @DeeSadler for her efforts in making this conference a reality. There were 38 speakers this year. It is a huge […]

WOW Web Design Contest – Final Thoughts

June 28, 2011 - Technology , WOW - by Mark - 2 Comments

I participated in the WOW/ Web Professionals web design contest in Kansas City last week (June 21 – 24). I wanted to take a moment and share my observations and include a few comments received from the judges. I am providing these hoping that we will continue to see gradual […]

WOW Web Design Contest, 2011

June 28, 2011 - Technology , Travel , WOW - by Mark - No Comments

I had the distinct honor of being part of the WOW/ Web Professionals web design contest. This competition was held in Kansas City last week (June 21 – 24). Teams of two (web designer and web developer) competed for over $210,000 in scholarships and prizes. I plan to post a […]

BlackBerry PlayBook (part 2)

June 3, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - 6 Comments

Now that I have a full week of experience with my BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, I thought it time to review my latest experiences and offer some additional insights. Obviously, I have limited experience with this device and welcome comments to help me improve my overall understanding. I will focus on […]

BlackBerry PlayBook

May 31, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I have been reviewing/ experimenting with my new BlackBerry Playbook tablet for the past few days. So far, I like the unit (and the interface). I wanted to share some of my experiences in this weblog entry as others may encounter similar situations. I also want to formally thank Del […]

Book Review

May 18, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I received notice today that my book review has been published by CHOICE (May, 2011 issue). Since many readers of this weblog may not have direct access to their publication, I have included a copy here as well. Partridge, Derek. The seductive computer: why IT systems always fail. Springer, 2011. […]

IPVEO P2V camera

May 12, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I have participated in a number of seminars this year where some sort of document camera was needed. After a little research, I decided to obtain the IPVEO P2V camera. It arrived today. I found the install to be a breeze and the interface is very intuitive. I particularly like […]

WOW Web Design Contest – Illinois, 2011

April 17, 2011 - Student Examples , Technology , Travel , WOW - by Mark - No Comments

I just completed supervising the 11th annual WOW web design contest for the state of Illinois. I have done this every year (with the exception of 2008 when I was giving a pre-conference seminar at the 17th International WWW Conference in Beijing). There are separate competitions for secondary and post-secondary […]

Switching ICANN Registrars

April 6, 2011 - Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

There has been a fair amount of controversy over the CEO of GoDaddy (Bob Parsons) recently killing an elephant in Africa. Personally, I have begun pulling my accounts from GoDaddy and placing them elsewhere. As part of this process, I realized how potentially convoluted the process is. Therefore, I decided […]

Lightroom Web Gallery

April 2, 2011 - Adobe , Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

I have been learning more about the capabilities of Photoshop Lightroom 3. I recently completed a set of tutorials at lynda.com and thought I would use that knowledge to work with some photos I took yesterday. Lightroom allows one to work with the native image formats (and seems to have […]